DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha or the book called 'Hasse Simonsdochter' written by Thea Beckman, nor do I own the characters of these two stories!! But I do own the idea of mixing these two ingredients into a new story.
Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
*...* : noises
-by Kittymui-
Meanwhile...
Inuyasha was dashing along a path through the forest. The woodcutter said
I should reach Mayr within three days if I keep following this path. he
thought as he jumped into the sky and looked around. I've been running for
two days already, I guess I should see the city by now...
He narrowed his eyes. It should be somewhere...ah there it is!!! he thought relieved when his eyes fell on the city in a distance.
I should be able to reach it in no time. he concluded as he landed on the path again and continued to dash into the direction where he saw the city.
-- Mayr --
Inuyasha was sitting on the edge of a fountain that stood in the center of the
city. Hiten and Bankotsu aren't back yet...even the people of this city who
joined the Imperial Army haven't returned from the war. he thought as a
creepy thought popped up in his mind.
He quickly shook it off. They're fine...they're both strong so I shouldn't be worrying too much. he decided as he stood up and headed towards the Northern gate of Mayr.
The bastard Naraku suddenly left the city for the Capital...what will he be scheming now... Inuyasha pondered as he made his way through the streets.
Suddenly a loud cry sounded from a distance behind Inuyasha, causing him to snap out of his thoughts.
"COME BACK HERE YOU DAMN CREATURE!!!" a male's voice cried.
Inuyasha turned around and realized that everybody had backed away to each side of the street, leaving him standing all alone in the center of the street.
"COME BACK!! STOP!!" the voice yelled again, this time it sounded a lot nearer than first.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes and noticed that something was running his way.
He widened his eyes when he saw what it was.
Kagome's horse!! he realized surprised. "Kyra!!!" he called out her name.
The white horse whinnied at hearing its name and lowered its pace when it reached the hanyou in red.
"It's really you, isn't it?" Inuyasha asked, raising his hand.
Kyra lowered its head to his hand and slightly nodded.
Inuyasha smiled and patted her head.
"I should have slaughtered you when I had the chance, you freaking beast!"
an angry voice growled and panted.
Inuyasha's ears twitched and jerked his head to where the voice came from.
A chubby man was standing not far away from them and breathing heavily. By his appearance, he was most likely a butcher: dressed in a ragged brown tunic with a dirty apron over it. And most of all, this man reeked of animal blood.
"Who the hell are you?!" the man asked.
Inuyasha frowned. "Stand behind me Kyra." he ordered.
The horse did as it was told and walked to behind Inuyasha.
"Get away from my horse you demon!!"
Inuyasha grinned. "Oh I know the owner of this horse alright, but it's definitely not you. Sorry pal, but this horse is coming with me."
The butcher took out his big knife. "Give it back before you get hurt." he threatened.
"Feh!" Inuyasha spat in reply.
Without warning, the butcher charged at Inuyasha with his knife first.
*CLASH*
The big iron knife was smashed out of the butcher's hand and flew into the air.
"What the?!" the butcher blinked several times before he realized what had happened and where his knife was.
Inuyasha had drawn his sword and smashed away the butcher's knife. He moved its tip to the butcher's neck. "Spit it out! Where did you get this horse?!" he growled angrily.
The butcher's knees became weak and he collapsed to the paved street with his knees. "S-some landlord gave it to me. H-he said this creature was a nuisance since it didn't want to work for him. I-I thought I could sell it to some noblemen for a high price but today this animal freaked out in front of them and broke out of the stables, so I ran after it to catch it."
Must be the landlord of our row house. Inuyasha thought.
"What are you going to do with the horse?" the butcher asked defeated.
Inuyasha sheathed his sword. "I'm taking it with me." he replied plainly.
"B-but__" the butcher swallowed his sentence when Inuyasha gave him a glare of death.
"Come." Inuyasha said to Kyra as he walked pass her into the direction of the city gate. The horse followed him obediently after looking at the butcher silently for several seconds.
The people of the street shifted gazes from the defeated butcher and the silverhaired hanyou in red. But none of them dared to interfere with the fight and just thought of it as a regular streetfight.
-- Outside Mayr --
Inuyasha was walking through the forest again; this time with Kyra walking right
behind him. "You're really lucky that I had returned to the city at the
right moment." he chuckled. "Or did you break free of the stables
because you knew I had returned?" he asked, turning around to face the
horse.
He slightly patted the horse's head. "Just kidding! Anyhow, I'm glad you're still alive and well. I'm sure you're mistress would be happy too." he smiled.
The horse whinnied in reply.
"Right now, I'm looking for my friends. I haven't seen them for about two months now, I wonder if they're alright." Inuyasha explained as he turned around to walk again.
While walking, Inuyasha told Kyra what had happened until now and how her mistress
was doing before he left her to search for Hiten and Bankotsu.
After he finished his story, he suddenly turned around to Kyra and smiled. "Hahaha, I wonder what made me explain the whole thing to you."
Kyra didn't react and only looked Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked up at the orange colored sky. "The sun will set soon, we'll have to look for a safe place to spend the night." he suggested, looking back at the horse to see her slightly nod in agreement.
Inuyasha patted her head again. "I don't even know if you understood me at all, but thanks for listening anyway." he smiled awkwardly.
"Don't worry...she does..." a soft voice suddenly sounded from above.
Inuyasha immediately became alerted. "Who's that?! Show yourself!!" he cried, with his hand on the hilt of his sword.
*giggle* "Up here." the voice replied.
Inuyasha jerked his head up to where to voice came from, only to see a little girl sitting on a high branch of a nearby tree; looking down at him.
She was quite young and was dressed in some strange garments that Inuyasha
had never seen before. The girl was wearing a thin green dress with short sleeves;
with real fresh green leaves embedded on it. There were also leaves hanging
from the edges of the dress.
The girl was barefooted and her skin was slightly tanned.
But what Inuyasha found most peculiar about the girl was her hair. It had the
same color as Kagome's: raven black.
And her scent...it's different from that of humans and youkai. he thought
frustrated. Forest and waterfalls...just like Kagome...
"Who are you?!" Inuyasha growled.
The girl jumped form the branch and landed gracefully on the grass. "You don't have to growl at me like that, I'm not a bad person if that's what you're thinking." she said as she walked towards Inuyasha.
When she stopped in front of him, Inuyasha realized how short the girl was, for she barely reached Inuyasha's waist.
"My name is Phly, nice to meet you, Inuyasha onii-san." the girl smiled, looking up at Inuyasha with her strange pale green eyes.
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. "How do you know my name?"
"Kyra just told me." Phly replied casually. "Just like any other elf, I can communicate with animals." she explained, noticing the puzzled look that the hanyou was giving her.
"Though you may think it's impossible, animals like Kyra do understand the things people say to them and__"
"W-wait a minute." Inuyasha cut her off. "W-what did you just say?"
"That animals like Kyra__"
"No no, before that."
Phly thought for a moment. "Oh! You mean that I can communicate with animals because I'm an elf?"
Inuyasha nodded.
"What about it?" she asked.
Y-you're an elf??? Aren't they supposed to be myths and fairytales?" he asked surprised.
"Oooooh....you think I'm just you're imagination huh?" Phly giggled. "Well I'm not! I'm perfectly real!!"
The girl turned around to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Inuyasha asked.
"You're looking for a safe place to stay for the night, right?" she replied as she looked over her shoulder at him. "I know a place...I'll tell you more when we get there, okay?"
With that, she started to walk away.
Inuyasha just stood there. Should I trust her? She doesn't look hostile though...
He snapped out of his thoughts when Kyra walked pass him and followed the girl.
"W-wha...?! Kyra!? You trust her??" Inuyasha asked surprised.
The horse stopped for a moment and gave him a small nodd before she continued to follow the girl.
Inuyasha sighed. Well...I guess I should trust Kagome's horse... And he began to follow the girl called Phly.
Vocabulary:
onii-san: big brother
Posted: 17 November 2003
Last Edited: 12 February 2004 (re-edited because of tag problems)
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